The phone calls that help new moms in India stand up for themselves
by Mission Motherhood posted in Parenting
There is a reason why one of the all-time most popular community forums on BabyCenter is called Dealing with In-Laws Nation: even in-laws you once enjoyed can drive you crazy when babies enter the picture.
The moment you announce your pregnancy, in-laws who never had opinions on your life suddenly do -- you?re carrying/raising their grandchild (niece/nephew/cousin), and they want to make sure you do it right. As you soon find out" You?re totally not.
But imagine how much harder new moms have it in India. Though nuclear families -- only Mom, Dad, and kids at home -- are becoming more common, a new Indian bride is traditionally expected to move in with her husband?s family. There, they do most of the housework, and the rest of the family can criticize her and order her around. She does the cooking too, and only gets to eat if there?s food left when the men are through. If there?s not enough when the dish comes around, too bad. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
So when BabyCenter and parent company Johnson & Johnson set out to improve the well-being of pregnant women, newborn infants, and children in developing countries, we knew making new moms a priority in their families might be an uphill battle. Along with nonprofit ARMMAN, BabyCenter and Johnson & Johnson collaborated on mMitra, a series of educational messages sent free to pregnant women and new moms in India.
Twice a week, women get voice messages, targeted to her ...
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